Chapter 537


    "...I have an idea," Benji said hesitantly. "The truth is… you could take the 43% held by Mr. Duval."


    "What?"


    ***


    On the overnight flight back to Emperion, Hesper was sleepy yet she just couldn''t fall asleep.


    "The agreement you signed with Mr. Duval included various ''personal gifts''. Only the first few didn''t


    contain weird uses to lower your suspicions. One of them included gifting the shares to you."


    Hesper couldn''t understand what was on Rickard''s mind, but his random decision managed to save his


    own life.


    "I''m d I didn''t touch those agreements."


    Matthew was anxious because he would never expect Rickard to put such a huge amount of shares for


    the huge Duval Group into a tiny use in the contract.


    What if Hesper had used them back then…?


    Hesper was silent throughout the journey home. When she found the agreement Benji told her about,


    she was relieved.


    "Yes, that one." Benji looked at the agreement through their video call and seemed more rxed. "I''m


    d it''s still there. I''ll get in touch with thewyers now. Are you… in Genecity?"


    Hesper nodded and didn''t say anything.


    Rickard and Duval Group''s current predicament didn''t allow her to sleep.


    Emperion and Genecity weren''t far apart and a private flight would only take about four hours, but


    when theynded, dawn was breaking.


    Hesper tiredly pinched the bridge of her nose while Benji waited at her apartment with thewyer.


    "...You knew where I was staying?"


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    Benji paused. He had been so busy with the shares that he forgot Hesper never told him her current


    address.


    "Mr. Duval has eyes everywhere here." Hesper was expressionless but scoffed after a moment of


    pause. "Come in. Don''t waste time standing around."


    Benji exchanged looks with thewyer and wiped his sweat away, then walked into the apartment after


    Hesper.


    ***


    The next day, the board meeting started as scheduled.


    The shareholders there knew what was going on because they sold most of what they had to Carter.


    Rickard hadn''t shown up in Duval Group for a long time. This would be the day Duval Group had a new


    owner.


    "Good morning."


    The staff watched curiously as Carter walked into the conference room.


    "What''s going on? Why is Carter Wilson joining the board meeting?"


    "Mr. Duval hasn''t been to the office all week. Did something happen to him?"


    Carter walked in with his arm around Juniper''s shoulders. He nced at everyone and chuckled


    arrogantly. Rickard wasn''t present, so he scoffed. "Is Mr. Duval not going to show up?"